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April 14, 2010
Global Pricing Manager
Location: Denmark
Background
This is a rare opportunity to become a leading figure within the Pricing and Reimbursement market at a top 10 Global Pharmaceutical organisation.
We are seeking an individual who has already built a strong career within P&R / Market Access and is now seeking their next challenge on a global level.
Description
As a Global Pricing Manager, you will work cross functionally with a wide array of functions, including Regional & Country teams, Global Brand Teams, Clinical Development etc. Some of the activities that you are responsible for would be developing globally competitive pricing strategies to optimise worldwide profit in collaboration with Global Marketing, Regions & Country teams.
Accountabilities/Responsibilities
- Delivering pricing analysis to maximize sales and profits, while ensuring optimal market access for products.
- Pricing analysis to include different dimensions such as reference pricing, parallel trade and competitors pricing.
- Monitoring the P&R environment to understand and influence global trends.
- Recommend pricing strategies for new products while working closely with the affiliates, brand teams and Health Economic team.
Minimum Requirements - Education and Experience
- Graduate /College degree in biomedical science, business or economics
- Knowledge of the needs and expectations of regional payers, insurers and commercial customers in strategic markets
- Good knowledge of the clinical and value demonstration approaches used by R&D in providing support for price and access
Additional Information
A full job description is available upon application.
I recruit specifically within the HE / OR function throughout Europe, if you would like to speak to me regarding one of my current vacancies, or simply be made aware of opportunities as they arise then please call me today on +44 (0)1293 77 66 44 for a confidential discussion.
Alternatively e-mail me on rbirdl@barringtonjames.com
I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Ray Bird
Specialist Consultant ~ Pharmacoeconomics
+ 44 (0)1293 77 66 44
http://www.barringtonjames.com
April 2010: Industry , Manager
Health Economist/Analyst: Childrens Hospital Boston
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Reference number: AutoReqId 21240BR
Childrens Hospital Boston is seeking applications for a Health Economist/Analyst. The individual will work collaboratively with investigators in the Clinical Research Program and on joint initiatives with the Physician’s Organization and Program for Patient Safety and Quality.
The successful applicant will be able to:
Design evaluations and conduct analyses that serve to assess the effectiveness of clinical interventions, evaluate health outcomes, and health care costs/cost effectiveness in order to enhance quality of care and improve health care value.
Be able to employ a variety of economic modeling techniques using appropriate software for statistical analysis of health care utilization data, insurance claims, EMR data, hospital discharge data, and clinical trial and observational data.
Participate on interdisciplinary research teams, designing evaluations, performing statistical analysis, developing medical decision models, conducting systematic literature reviews and meta-analyses, and writing project reports and manuscripts for publication.
Present results of sophisticated analyses to physicians and other medical providers to enhance the opportunity to improve clinical outcomes. Must present and explain complex information in ways that are meaningful to various stakeholders
Qualifications:
- Holds an advanced degree (PhD or related degree) in health economics and/or related field.
- Specific training or experience in health related quality of life and health outcomes research, and clinical trial methodology and design.
- A minimum of 5 years experience in health economics and outcomes research.
- Proficiency with advanced statistical and reporting applications, such as SAS and SPSS
- Excellent written and oral communication skills are essential.
Interested individuals should apply at http://www.childrenshospital.jobs. The code for the position is AutoReqId 21240BR. Please include a cover letter explaining in detail your qualifications and motivation for pursuing this position.
Please do not apply via this website; only applicants within the Children’s Hospital’s applicant database will be eligible for consideration.
April 2010: Analyst , Health Economist
Assistant Professor
Location: Richmond, Virginia, USA
Assistant Professor
(12 month tenure-track)
Virginia Commonwealth University
Department of Healthcare Policy and Research
The Department of Healthcare Policy and Research in the School of Medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University invites applications for a tenure-track academic position in health services research, health economics, or health policy.
The Department of Healthcare Policy and Research http://www.healthpolicy.vcu.edu at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is a vital and growing research and teaching department in the School of Medicine. VCU boasts one of the country’s most comprehensive health sciences centers—the Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Dentistry, and Allied Health Professions, and the Massey Cancer Center as part of the VCU Medical Center. Moreover, the Department is ideally located in Richmond, Virginia, the state’s capital, and close to Washington DC, providing excellent opportunities for interaction and research collaboration with practitioners and policy makers in state and federal agencies.
Qualifications:
Applicants must (1) possess a doctoral degree in economics, health services research, public policy, or related field and (2) have a strong research background with an emerging funded research program. Candidates whose research focus includes cancer, social and economic determinants of health, health insurance, or healthcare delivery systems are particularly encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will have strong quantitative and methodological expertise. Applicants must possess excellent oral and written communication skills. The successful candidates will play a central role in the Department’s program of teaching and research. Faculty members will be essential members of a team developing creative, innovative approaches to public health education and collaborative research. The successful candidate will be expected to develop/sustain an independent, funded research program.
Salary is highly competitive and commensurate with experience.
To Apply:
Send curriculum vitae, a cover letter highlighting qualifications and research interests, and the names and addresses of three professional references by email to: cjbradley@vcu.edu or mail to: Cathy J. Bradley, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Healthcare Policy and Research, Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 980430, Richmond, VA 23298-0430. Applications will be reviewed as received, and the positions will remain open until filled.
Virginia Commonwealth University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
April 2010: Professorship/Lectureship
Senior Research Fellow: London School of Economics and Political Science
Location: London, UK
Department: Health Policy, Health Economics, Health Services Research or Public Health and Epidemiology
Salary: £48,104 per annum inclusive
Reference number: Res/09/24
Closing date: April, 14, 2010
LSE Health seeks to appoint a full-time Senior Research Fellow with a research background in health policy, health economics, health services research or public health and epidemiology to support the high quality research the Centre undertakes. The post is expected to commence in June/July 2010, and is funded for three years in the first instance.
The successful candidate will liaise closely with other senior staff in the relevant discipline to develop research ideas and identify opportunities for high quality research, taking on the role of principal investigator where appropriate. They will be expected to produce high quality research publications, support junior staff/PhD students and contribute to taught postgraduate programmes.
The successful candidates will hold a PhD in one of the aforementioned disciplines and have a relevant social science background, as well as having a national/international reputation and a strong publications record. They should have experience of project management and evidence of success in preparing/contributing to competitive research bids.
Informal enquiries may be made to Ms Sarah Thomson, Deputy Director, LSE Health by email s.thomson@lse.ac.uk.
Full application details can be obtained at http://www.lse.ac.uk/jobsatLSE. If you cannot download the forms, email hr.recruit.res@lse.ac.uk or call 0207 955 7859 quoting reference Res/09/24
Applications must be received by 5.30pm on 14 April 2010
We value diversity and wish to promote equality at all levels
April 2010: Fellowship/Studentship
Tenure-Track Professor, Health Care Finance and Insurance: University of Connecticut
Location: Storrs, Connecticut
School/Department: University of Connecticut, School of Business, Department of Finance
Position: Associate or Full Professor, Full Time
Reference number: 2010165
The Department of Finance in the School of Business at the University of Connecticut invites applications from candidates in the areas of health care finance and insurance for a full-time tenure-track position at the rank of Associate or Full Professor beginning fall 2010.
Responsibilities for this position include teaching corporate finance, health care finance and insurance courses at the undergraduate, MBA and PhD levels, including mentoring of PhD students. Conduct high quality research published in leading journals in health care finance, economics, or insurance. Participate in prominent national and international academic conferences in these fields. Contribute to the outreach activities and programs of the finance program. These include industry conferences and internship programs. The rank of the position will be determined based on the candidate’s qualifications and experience, consistent with the School of Business and University policies. Salary is highly competitive and commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications and experience.
Candidates may work at the University of Connecticut’s main campus located in Storrs, in the scenic Northeast corner of the state, and/or the campuses at Avery Point, Hartford, Stamford, Torrington, Waterbury, and West Hartford.
Minimum Qualifications:
All candidates must hold a Ph.D. in economics, finance, or insurance or a related field from an accredited institution. Applicants considered at the rank of Full Professor must have an active and nationally recognized program of academic research complemented by an established record of publications in top-tier journals in areas related to health care finance, economics, and/or insurance. In addition, Full Professor candidates must have demonstrated excellence in teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Applicants at the rank of Associate Professor must demonstrate considerable progressive accomplishments of both research and teaching excellence.
Please submit nominations or applications to: Dr. Chinmoy Ghosh, Head, Department of Finance, University of Connecticut, 2100 Hillside Road, Unit 1041F, Storrs, CT 06269-1041 or by email to: cghosh@business.uconn.edu. Applications must include a curriculum vitae, samples of unpublished research and evidence of teaching quality. For more information, visit http://www.uconn.edu and http://www.business.uconn.edu. The University of Connecticut actively solicits applications from minorities, women, and people with disabilities. (Search # 2010165)
April 2010: Professorship/Lectureship
Health Economics and Pricing Manager
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Description
Objective:
Provides a high level of contracting support to the Regional Market Access Managers, Director of Government & Economic Affairs, home office market access colleagues, commercial team members and/or the executive team, with an intense focus on developing strategy, negotiation, analyzing, and managing all aspects of contracted arrangement with Canadian public and private (managed plan) segments. This position includes developing contract strategies, analyzing volumes, market share trends, rebate payments, and ensuring contract compliance/performance with all level of customers, including hospital buying groups and tenders. This position is also responsible for ensuring requisite PMPRB reporting is completed in line with the legislated reporting requirements.
Responsible for overall scientific design, data interpretation and reporting of HEOR studies that communicate the value of the product to Canadian payers, including contracting with local Canadian vendors to ensure the studies are completed and meet Canadian payer (HTA user) requirements. Will work with the Market Access Strategy Managers in the home office to ensure that HEOR / HTA analyses clearly articulate the value to payers that aligns with the payer-relevant clinical-positioning in the reimbursement dossier.
Accountabilities:
Pricing:
- Propose and develop then support the regional Government Affairs Managers in negotiating contracts with public and private payers in Canada to achieve favorable economic and/or strategic terms in a transaction. Anticipate and interactively discuss scientific, legal, financial and business issues with representatives from those groups to ensure that business deals meet or exceed the requirements of the corporation and the department.
- Initiate, develop, and execute pricing and contract strategies that relate to competitive products and new entrant’s market position and formulate a competitive response that ensures financial goals are met. This must complement the organization’s marketing platform for strategic positioning of all products.
- Initiate the analyses of profitability for all commercial contracts. Output from these efforts is directly incorporated into the Profit and Loss statements.
- Work directly with the GEA team and with Sales and Marketing Directors to evaluate and recommend effective contract strategies, analysis, negotiation, and pricing tools and strategies for all current and future products.
- Responsible for presenting business, financial and legal reasoning to regional GEA Managers.
- Ensure all legal obligations with respect to PMPRB reporting are met. Ensure, when required, that free goods are provided into the market so as to maximize the commercial value of the offer.
- Support Key Accounts/ Sales in the administration and management of all contracts and tenders with buying groups.
HEOR:
- Actively advocate for Canada’s unique needs as a member of the GHEOR taskforce to ensure local market conditions are appropriately represented and addressed.
- Perform analyses, refine analyses plans, and provide results on large or small databases with equal ease and use essential and innovative skills appropriate to the situation. Analyze epidemiological database to evaluate prevalence of diseases and burden of disease.
- Design and develop pharmacoeconomic models for presentation to formulary approval committees of health care plans using techniques appropriate to the therapeutic area and the payer. Provide economic perspective to include humanistic outcomes in the economic cost-effectiveness and cost-utility analyses.
- Prepare HEOR study protocols and reports, including use of appropriate outcome measures, preparation of statistical analysis plans (SAPs), and development of cost models that optimally support the products value and ensure ideal formulary listing
- Present health outcomes projects and information to groups internal and external to the company, including regulatory authorities, key opinion leaders, physicians, and medical and outcomes research conferences.
Qualifications
Education, Experience and Skills:
Education and Experience:
- PharmD, MD or Master’s degree required.
- 5 years of pharmaceutical industry experience including contracting, pricing, economic data analysis and/or outcomes research.
- 3 years of experience in health economics and managed care pricing
- Ability to effectively communicate with individuals in multiple functions at all levels across the business.
Desired:
- Master’s Degree in business administration or other related field is strongly preferred.
- Equivalent experience in related industries or fields (consulting on healthcare issues, private or public payer experience) may be acceptable.
Physical Demands:
- Manual dexterity required to operate office equipment (i.e. computers, phones, etc.).
- Carrying, handling and reaching for objects.
- Ability to sit or stand for long periods of time while traveling.
Travel Requirements:
- Willingness to travel to various meetings or client sites, including overnight trips. Some international travel may be required.
- Requires approximately 20% travel.
Contact:
Darren Kruszynski
Grapevine Executive Recruiters
269 Richmond Street West
Suite 100
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 1X1
416-581-1445 ext 225
http://www.grapevinerecruiters.com
Darren@grapevinerecruiters.com
Health Outcomes Manager
Location: Stockley Park, Uxbridge, England
Close date: 14th April 2010
Reference number: 58823
Salary & Benefits: Excellent
Due to organic growth we are recruiting a further Manager to join our expert and growing team.
Key highlights of the role include:
Join a fast-growing, specialist area of our business which demonstrates the economic and humanistic value of our medicines to our customers through in-depth analysis, making sure GSK brands and products continue to benefit the patients who need them.
Make the most of your scientific, analytical and health economics skills to influence the decision makers responsible for purchasing GSK’s drugs.
This includes pivotal involvement in developing strategies and submissions to national UK payers such as NICE, SMC and AWMSG
For further information please visit our external website http://www.gsk.com/careers/uk-saa-jobsearch.htm and search under job reference no. 58823